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Originally Posted by MrBonus
Well, isn't that a backhanded slight on the entire community if I ever heard one.
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No it's not, Toyota and Subaru have said it themselves. This is supposed to be a drivers car with a pure driving feel and it was designed to be a "great entry level sports car" AS WELL.
Not sure why People are crucifying LSx for what he's saying, I agree with him 100%. What I said earlier was in response to people saying that this car is "underpowered", or claims that there's a serious "NEED" for higher horsepower which I still feel is untrue. For it's weight I wouldn't call this car underpowered, I'd call this car sufficiently powered and even more so for what Toyota/Subaru envisioned for it. Hell I stripped the mods (everything except the tune) off my SVT and it's making about 183 at the crank, I still blow by most people on the freeway and have ZERO trouble overtaking somebody, but there are also times when I find myself saying "had I the power I used to have, I probably could have jumped in that opening before the gap closed" (which btw is a VERY asshole way to drive and I under no circumstance advocate it; that's why they're thoughts and not attempted actions).
Truthfully I think this car is a great "stepping stone" in stock form. It's a great starter sports car and telling from the reviews it's very forgiving which is what people that aren't used to racing RWD or driving RWD during inclement weather need. From there you can either modify it and make more power to achieve what you want out of it or simply move on to a better car. The damn thing is going to be mid 20's in price, what the hell do people expect from it? Stop referencing GTI's, speed3's and such a point of power comparison; they're FWD (which are cheaper to manufacture) that are based heavily off of pre-existing platforms.
Either way, it's not a backhanded insult. It's a fact. At 200bHP on prius tires, things happen slower and at a speed that won't necessarily be a death sentence. Couldn't say the same if this thing had a hundred more horse and was riding on sport cup's.